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al-Qarnayn

القرنين

A medium-sized walled city which al-Idrisi says was once the home and seat of Rustam; one stage from Sijistan, on the left of the road to Khurasan. 1

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A medium-sized city with a wall. Al-Idrisi mentions that in ancient times it was the house of Rustam and the seat of his rule. 2

It lies one stage from Sijistan, on the left of one going to Khurasan. 2

Sources

  1. Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p. 456
  2. Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p.456
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islam.museum contributors. “al-Qarnayn”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/qarnayn/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.

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